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[…] Before Mitchum was cast in the lead, the part allegedly was offered to Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield and Dick Powell, three of the most popular actors of the time. It was said to first have been offered to Bogart because the story on which the film is based, Build the Gallows High, and the movie itself, both strongly echo elements of The Maltese Falcon. […]

[…] Olivia de Havilland alone make it worth watching, and it was John Huston’s second film (after The Maltese Falcon), but it just doesn’t quite reach its full potential. And, I’d suggest they change the […]

I think it’s interesting how things have changed. Today so many actresses would clamor for that kind of “bad girl” role, and not think twice about their reputation. From what I’ve read about Mary Astor, she wasn’t at all concerned about what people thought of her (and had a number of scandals to prove it).